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The Pay Off (1935)

by: Robert Florey

Publication date: 1935

Usage: Public Domain

Topics: the pay off, vintage,

NOTE: DESCRIPTION CORRECTED.

This is about a crime fighting newspaperman. Brad McKay, played by Lee Tracy, whom I have never heard of, works with the police to solve a case involving $100k and some murders. He is wisecracking and thinks his way, rapidly, out of the surprises.

Visit: VintageNewscast.com

Addeddate: 2008-12-22 22:28:07

Color: B&W

Identifier: thepayoff

Sound: sound

Year: 1935

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Reviewer: Alex Castelli - - January 20, 2022
Subject: Wrong version

This is actually The Pay Off from 1942.

Reviewer: The Spanman - - October 7, 2021
Subject: Tom Lorrento

Snarky film. Had some extremely funny dialogue. Lack La Rue is always great in a tuxedo running a gambling joint. Alma was as cute as a button. She’s the girl that got away, but not in this film!

Reviewer: Monroe Taylor - - September 27, 2019
Subject: Well Made Film

The City's District Attorney is murdered, and a Newspaper Reporter investigates. He Starts finding out that everything wasn't quite as cut and dried as it appeared to be. (IMDB)

Reviewer: larry76 - - May 11, 2013
Subject: larry76

I had heard . and have heard of Lee Tracy, he may not have been one of note but he still could play a good part. This movie was one of the best. It was fast moving, funny, clever and well acted. It didn't need the special affects that is in use today to cover up the lack of story line, and acting , that Hollywood gives us today. Thanks again to archive.org for letting us see the great movies of the past.

Reviewer: Slater41 - - September 14, 2012
Subject: wrong date

This film was released in 1942, not 1935. Two different movies with the same title, different spellings.

Reviewer: porterville - - September 5, 2011
Subject: Lee Tracy Good in "The Pay Off"

This is a good 1942 film (not 1935 as noted on Internet Archive). The acting and plot are good with Lee Tracy in top form as a newspaper reporter.

Reviewer: earthquakepills - - October 23, 2010
Subject: This film is from 1942, not 1935

The 1935 film of the same title is about a sports reporter.

Reviewer: kareneliot - - August 14, 2010
Subject: entertaining

I agree with everyone else: this is a really good one, worth watching and deserves 4 stars.

Reviewer: bstepno - - January 11, 2009
Subject: more about Lee Tracy

Tracy seems to have spent half his career playing fast-talking reporters; he was the original "Hildy Johnson" on Broadway in "The Front Page" in 1928 (Pat O'Brien got the part in the film). He played reporters in comedies, dramas and at least one horror flick (the original "Dr. X"). I wonder if this one was written with him in mind.

Reviewer: Aitchondo - - January 5, 2009
Subject: Amazing what one sees in these great films.

First off, I love Jack LaRue (John Angus in the film), one of the best "bad" guys. Then there was the point at the station when they picked up the package and the cop in uniform happen to be (I can't remember his name) the head of the radio station (WKRP in Cinn). Love the wit of this film. Fun to watch.

Reviewer: polistra - - January 4, 2009
Subject: This is the 1942 Payoff...

A couple notes: Lee Tracy played the very same wise-cracking newshawk in 'The Strange Loves of Molly Louvain', starring Ann Dvorak, 1932.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023525/

Also, this is the 1942 'The Payoff',

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036255/

not the 1935 'The Payoff'.

Reviewer: Fireball Steve Zodiac - - January 4, 2009
Subject: the caption is wrong

The caption isn't even close. This is about a crime fighting newspaperman. Brad McKay, played by Lee Tracy, whom I have never heard of, works with the police to solve a case involving $100k and some murders. He is wisecracking and thinks his way, rapidly, out of the surprises. A fun frolicking film. A good mystery, nicely paced, great dialogue. You'll like it.

Reviewer: Yogirajj - - December 27, 2008
Subject: Correction

Thank you so much for taking the time to review my post. I have made a correction to the description.

Reviewer: Julian Fitzgerald - - December 27, 2008
Subject: entertaining film - wrong description

there are some funny lines in this film.
the description - here and at imdb - do however not match. nothing of this happens in the film

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